38, 39 AND 40, ALWYNE ROAD

Three terraced houses at numbers 38, 39, and 40 Alwyne Road date to approximately 1847-1849 and were developed, and likely designed, by James Wagstaffe. They are constructed of yellow brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with stucco and slate roofs. Number 39 is three storeys high with a basement, whereas numbers 38 and 40 are two storeys high. Numbers 38 and 40 are each three bays wide, with the outer bay set back, while number 39 is three bays wide and double-fronted. The basement is stuccoed with banded rustication. The ground-floor windows have flat arches with moulded architraves and cornices supported by consoles, except the outer windows of numbers 38 and 40, which have only moulded architraves and are blank. The inner windows of numbers 38 and 40 have balconies, supported by brackets, with iron railings. The first-floor windows are flat-arched with a sill band, moulded architraves, and cornices on consoles. The central window of number 39 has a pediment, while the outer windows of numbers 38 and 40 again have only moulded architraves and are blank. The second-floor windows are flat-arched with moulded architraves that link to the brackets of the eaves cornice. The building has boxed eaves and hipped roofs with stacks on the party walls. A flight of steps leads to the flat-arched entrance of number 39, featuring Doric pilasters, a plain entablature and cornice, a panelled door, and an overlight. The entrances to numbers 38 and 40 are in the side elevations, consisting of steps leading to a flat-arched entrance with Doric pilasters, a plain entablature, a cornice on number 40 only, a panelled door, and an overlight. The outer bays of numbers 38 and 40 have a plain stucco band to the parapet. The rear elevation of number 39 retains an original semi-circular bay to the basement and ground floor.